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55th annual Boxing Day Swim at Departure Bay

The 55th annual Boxing Day Swim at Departure Bay is coming up on Friday, Dec 26.
Travis Carmichael with Royal LePage says they put it on every year in honour of the tradition started by iconic Mayor Frank Ney.
Registration starts at the Kin Hut at 11:30am and the swim is at 1pm.
And if you’re wondering why bananas are a traditional part of the Boxing Day Swim…
Meanwhile, the Regional District of Nanaimo has their Polar Bear Splash at Parksville Community Beach set for New Year’s Day. On the Sunshine Coast, there’s one at Armour’s Beach in Gibsons and Davis Bay in Sechelt on January 1st.
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